Posted by 49er on October 23, 2009, at 16:50:43
In reply to Re: Is Becoming Med Free a Reality?, posted by Buckeye Fan on October 22, 2009, at 6:58:23
> I also have a related question to this entire Topic.
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> It is my understanding that many of the AD's work by inhibiting the re-uptake of certain select
> chemicals produced in our Brain. I will use this example, since this is a medication I was on for many years..Zoloft
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> Definitions of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor on the Web:
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> an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
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> My question is this.....if our brain naturally gets rid of the serotonin, and we interfere with that by causing it's uptake to be slowed...how can this be healthy ?????
> Is there not a good REASON that our bodies are designed to dispel this and other mood altering chemicals? Is this not upsetting the natural balance that was intended to exist in our brains?
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> Im sure this question has been poised before, but I have always wondered about it, so I thought I would ask.
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> Thanks
> BFBF, you nailed it
Also, keep in mind that SSRIs don't just affect Serotonin which then leads to more disturbances.
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